I loved this cool infographic of museum admission tags from around the world by Fast Company magazine. From a designer’s perspective, these have got to be fun to work on; they’re the museum’s thumbprint, and the most successful ones (like the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s da Vinci “M” tag) become iconic.
This is one aspect of museumgoing that DC residents and visitors miss out on: the various branches of the Smithsonian, and many other no-admission museums here, don’t use them. Of the few that I’ve picked up around town, however, I have to give props to the Corcoran’s winged lion. It’s got a strong brand identity and exudes gravitas.
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